3.5. Sensory quality
Packaging material and temperature of storage had marked influence on the sensory quality of mango milk powder. Mango milk samples packed in polystyrene were acceptable up to 150 days of storage at 30 °C and 5 °C. The 4-ply laminates containers and metalized polyester offered almost equal storage quality to the product. Samples were acceptable up to 8 months of storage at 30 °C and for 9 months at 5 °C. Among the four packaging materials studied. Tin cans offered the highest protection against loss in sensory scores of mango milk powder. The samples packed in tin cans were acceptable up to 8 months of storage at 30 °C and for 8 months at 5 °C. On the basis of above results, it could be recommended that tin cans are most useful for long storage of MMP.